VOL. XXXV. NO. 9. THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY. * * * * * “To the Poor the Gospel is Preached.” * * * * * SEPTEMBER, 1881. _CONTENTS_: EDITORIAL. ANNUAL MEETING—FINANCIAL—OUR BROADSIDE 257 THE PLACE OF THE CHURCH IN THE WORK OF MISSIONS 258 HEALING OF THE NATION’S WOUND 260 SUGGESTION WORTH PASSING ALONG 261 BENEFACTIONS—GENERAL NOTES 262 THE FREEDMEN. OUR CHURCH WORK BROADSIDE. Washington, D.C.; Hampton, Va. 265 Wilmington, Beaufort, N.C.; Charleston, Orangeburg, S.C.; First Cong. Ch., Atlanta, Ga. 266 Cut First Cong. Ch., Atlanta, Ga. 267 Atlanta Univ., Savannah, Ga. 268 Woodville, Marietta, Cypress Slash, Ga. 269 Belmont and Louisville, Ga.; Talladega, Mobile, Marlon, Ala. 270 Montgomery, Selma, Ala. 271 Shelby Iron Works, Childersburg, Florence, Ala.; Tougaloo, Miss.; Cong. Churches of Louisiana 272 Nashville, Memphis, Tenn. 275 Chattanooga, Tenn.; Berea, Ky.; Little Rock, Ark. 276 Goliad, Paris, Flatonia, Texas 277 Corpus Christi, Texas 278 THE CHINESE. JOTTINGS FROM THE FIELD 278 WOMAN’S HOME MISS. ASSOC’N. MISS WILSON’S WORK IN KANSAS 280 CHILDREN’S PAGE. PAULPHEMIA’S MA 282 RECEIPTS 284 CONSTITUTION 287 AIM, STATISTICS, WANTS, ETC. 288 * * * * * NEW YORK: Published by the American Missionary Association, ROOMS, 56 READE STREET. * * * * * Price, 50 Cents a Year, in advance. Entered at the Poet Office at New York, N.Y., as second-class matter. American Missionary Association, 56 READE STREET, N.Y. * * * * * PRESIDENT. HON. E. S. TOBEY, Boston. VICE-PRESIDENTS.